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To a certain extent, I'd say that "anthropomorphic god" is a redundant expression.are people who believe in an anthropomorphic god, dualists?
can a dualist be one, have oneness, wholeness, or atonement with an anthropomorphic god?
No.are people who believe in an anthropomorphic god, dualists?
and how did you come to that "belief"?
Everything is united under the human umbrella.and how did you come to that "belief"?
consciousness, mind, spirit isn't unique to humanEverything is united under the human umbrella.
what is for you dualist?are people who believe in an anthropomorphic god, dualists?
can a dualist be one, have oneness, whole, or atonement with an anthropomorphic god?
"anthropomorphic god" belongs to ancient religions and beliefs.can a dualist be one, have oneness, whole, or atonement with an anthropomorphic god?
oneness doesn't use the term both, dual, or implies anything in contrast. whole is singular, it doesn't imply plurality. atonement inplies one and not two or more.This definitions says "2 independent and absolute elements".
This means one is not greater than the other while both are absolute.
being dualistic doesn't have anything to do exclusively with two deities. it's the idea of two objects, or something divided in two. so a deity and an idol could be two distinct things"anthropomorphic god" belongs to ancient religions and beliefs.
Ancient religions and beliefs are mostly polytheistic.
Therefore unless religion in question deals with only 2 deities where both are absolute, dualist cannot be one or have oneness.
Further to be "whole" is contradictory to dualism since in dualism whole implies that 2 elements are not independent but rather one.
Right, therefore incompatible with dualism.oneness doesn't use the term both, dual, or implies anything in contrast. whole is singular, it doesn't imply plurality. atonement inplies one and not two or more.
There are several areas about dualism, that's why I asked you what does dualism means to you?being dualistic doesn't have anything to do exclusively with two deities. it's the idea of two objects, or something divided in two.
Abrahamic God is one and can't be divided regardless of observer or believer or any other subject.can the abrahamic god be distinctly separate from the observer, believer and be ONE?
the division is between the god and the distinctly separate worshipper. so how can they be one? atonement?Right, therefore incompatible with dualism.
There are several areas about dualism, that's why I asked you what does dualism means to you?
Dualism - Wikipedia
Abrahamic God is one and can't be divided regardless of observer or believer or any other subject.
Why do you think that atonement would make you one with God?the division is between the god and the worshipper. so how can they be one? atonement?
you didn't answer my question.Why do you think that atonement would make you one with God?
Are you equating man with God?
It depends upon how strictly they hold that point of view.are people who believe in an anthropomorphic god, dualists?
Yes. While a theistic perspective, that God is "other" to oneself and creation is dualistic by definition "this and not that", a nondualist can recognize that theism is simply a dualistic device for the mind, while spiritually holding that there is no separation.can a dualist be one, have oneness, whole, or atonement with an anthropomorphic god?
you didn't answer my question.
at-one-ment literally means to be one with
1590s, "be in harmony, agree, be in accordance," from adverbial phrase atonen (c. 1300) "in accord," literally "at one," a contraction of at and one. It retains the older pronunciation of one. Meaning "make up (for errors or deficiencies)" is from 1660s; that of "make reparations" is from 1680s.
To be one with God in this sense means to be reconciled with God, spiritually pure, rather than you forming a new whole with God.
New are people who believe in an anthropomorphic god, dualists?
can a dualist be one, have oneness, whole, or atonement with an anthropomorphic god?
The meaning of words is not limited to their etymology.you didn't answer my question.
at-one-ment literally means to be one with
1590s, "be in harmony, agree, be in accordance," from adverbial phrase atonen (c. 1300) "in accord," literally "at one," a contraction of at and one. It retains the older pronunciation of one. Meaning "make up (for errors or deficiencies)" is from 1660s; that of "make reparations" is from 1680s.
From the mystical perspective, this "Oneness" is not the merging of two into one, but rather the recognition that no separation exists. Take for instance this quote from the Christian mystic Meister Eckhart,To be one with God in this sense means to be reconciled with God, spiritually pure, rather than you forming a new whole with God.